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Partnership tax disputes: referral to the FTT

Can it really be right that the taxability (or not) of a receipt can...

Mr Hunt’s Cabinet of Curiosities: Spring Budget 2024 tax analysis

Odd, isn’t it, that an impending general election always imbues any Chancellor, of whatever...

Discover: Winter/Spring 2023

To tell you about a packed few months in the life of BKL, we’re...

Land of Song Tax: additional dwelling surcharges

And here is the third in our trilogy of pieces on Stamp Duty Land...

Additional Dwelling Supplement repayment

If at the time when you own a dwelling you purchase (for more than...

The long and winding R&D: history and future of R&D tax reliefs

Updated 17 March 2023 From the introduction of R&D (research and development) tax credits...

Plastic packaging tax: one year anniversary

Plastic packaging tax (PPT) was introduced on 1 April 2022. A recent freedom of...

Mainpay: reimbursement of employee expenses

The main thrust of the decision in the First-tier Tribunal (‘FTT’) case of Mainpay...

Taxation Readers’ Forum: Could executors claim residence nil rate band?

When calculating inheritance tax (IHT) on death, can executors claim the residence nil rate...

Director’s loan account credits: it’s all in the timing!

We’re pleased to republish this article from Mark McLaughlin: experienced tax author, editor and...

Investment into and expansion within the UK: acquisition planning

Writing for Tax Journal, BKL tax director Helena Kanczula explains the myriad tax issues...

Gardeners’ Question Time: SDLT and CGT

The First-tier Tribunal (‘FTT’) case of Sexton & Sexton v HMRC was about Stamp...